WRISTBAND WITH REMOVABLE ACTIVITY MONITORING DEVICE

• US 20150116125A1
• Filed: 10/24/2013
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Logitech Europe S A (Logitech International SA)
• Original Assignee: Jaybird LLC (Logitech Europe S.A)
• Inventors: ARMSTRONG, JUDD, DUDDY, STEPHEN
• Application Number:
  US14/062,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20150116125A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/870.01
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0406 specially shaped apparatus housings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02405 Determining heart rate variability
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/352 Detecting R peaks, e.g. for synchronising diagnostic apparatus; Estimating R-R interval
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6824 Arm or wrist
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6826 Finger

Abstract

A wearable wristband with a removable device comprises an electronic capsule and a wristband, wherein the electronic capsule comprises a wrist biosensor, a finger biosensor, a watertight casing, a battery, one or more circuit boards electronically coupled to the wrist biosensor and a finger biosensor. The wristband comprises a flexible material notched with a cavity and an aperture, wherein the cavity is shaped to receive the electronic capsule and the aperture shaped to receive the finger biosensor.

Claims

1. An activity monitoring device, comprising:

an electronic capsule, comprising;

a battery

a circuit board electronically coupled to the battery;

a casing enclosing the circuit board and the battery;

a finger biosensor electronically coupled to the circuit board protruding from a first side of the casing; and

a wrist biosensor electronically coupled to the circuit board protruding from a second side of the casing; and

one or more wristbands.

2. The activity monitoring device of claim 1, wherein each of the wristbands comprises a cavity notched on a radially inward side of the wristband that is shaped to substantially match a profile of the electronic capsule such that the electronic capsule is form-fit in place when positioned in the cavity.

3. The activity monitoring device of claim 2, wherein an aperture is located within the cavity, the aperture being shaped to substantially match a profile of the finger biosensor such that the finger biosensor protrudes through the aperture when the electronic capsule is positioned inside of the cavity.

4. The activity monitoring device of claim 3, wherein the one or more wristbands comprise wristbands of varying dimensions and wherein the electronic capsule is configured to interchange between the wristbands of varying dimensions.

5. The activity monitoring device of claim 4, wherein each wristband comprises silicone, rubber, leather, plastic, or metal.

6. The activity monitoring device of claim 3, wherein the electronic capsule further comprises one or more magnets concealed inside the casing and each of the wristbands further comprises a metal component located within the cavity, such that the one or more magnets are magnetically attracted to the metal component, thereby holding the electronic capsule in place when the electronic capsule is positioned in the cavity.

7. The activity monitoring device of claim 2, wherein the electronic capsule further comprises an accelerometer, a wireless transmitter, and one or more logic circuits to process electronic input signals from the finger biosensor, the wrist biosensor, and the accelerometer.

8. The activity monitoring device of claim 7, wherein the logic circuits store data from the finger biosensor, the wrist biosensor, and the accelerometer, and wherein the logic circuits transmit the data using the wireless transmitter.

9. The activity monitoring device of claim 8, wherein the finger biosensor and the wrist biosensor are each configured to detect a plurality of signals caused by electrical activity of the heart during one or more cardiac cycles, and the logic circuits are configured to process the plurality of signals and calculate an RR-interval.

10. The activity monitoring device of claim 9, wherein the logic circuits calculate a heart rate variability value and a recovery score.

11. The activity monitoring device of claim 7, wherein the wireless transmitter comprises a BLUETOOTH transmitter, a Wi-Fi transmitter, or a GPS transmitter.

12. The activity monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the casing of the electronic capsule is molded plastic.

13. The activity monitoring device of claim 12, wherein the molded plastic casing is ultrasonic welded together to achieve a watertight seal.

14. An electronic capsule for monitoring activity, comprising:

a battery

a circuit board electronically coupled to the battery;

a casing enclosing the circuit board and the battery;

a first biosensor electronically coupled to the circuit board protruding from a first side of the casing; and

a second biosensor electronically coupled to the circuit board protruding from a second side of the casing.

15. The electronic capsule of claim 14, further comprising an accelerometer, a wireless transmitter, and one or more logic circuits to process electronic input signals from the first biosensor, the second biosensor, and the accelerometer.

16. The electronic capsule of claim 15, wherein the logic circuits store data from the first biosensor, the second biosensor, and the accelerometer, and wherein the logic circuits transmit the data using the wireless transmitter.

17. The electronic capsule of claim 16, wherein the first biosensor and the second biosensor are each configured to detect a plurality of signals caused by electrical activity of the heart during one or more cardiac cycles, and the logic circuits are configured to process the plurality of signals and calculate an RR-interval.

18. The electronic capsule of claim 17, wherein the logic circuits calculate a heart rate variability value and a recovery score.

19. The electronic capsule of claim 15, wherein the wireless transmitter comprises a BLUETOOTH transmitter, a Wi-Fi transmitter, or a GPS transmitter.

20. An activity monitoring device, comprising:

an electronic capsule, comprising;

a battery

a circuit board electronically coupled to the battery;

a casing enclosing the circuit board and the battery;

a finger biosensor electronically coupled to the circuit board protruding from a first side of the casing; and

a wrist biosensor electronically coupled to the circuit board protruding from a second side of the casing; and

one or more wristbands comprising wristbands of varying dimensions, each wristband comprising silicone, rubber, leather, plastic, or metal, and wherein the electronic capsule is configured to interchange between the wristbands of varying dimensions.